Error while copying files in post setup of wubi or installing on vmware vm

Hi,

since the newest version of Ubuntu, it seems not to be possible to install Ubuntu with Wubi or on a virtual machine from vmware.

Simply at the same point in the setup, either in the post setup of the Wubi installation or in the standard setup with vmware (from iso), I get an error message that some files cannot be copied and the setup was broken up.

Is there an older version of Ubuntu available, so that I can install it and then upgrade it on my own? The old versions did work, the error came up with the actual version.